Oxford Brookes in the news – coverage in May 2019
Thursday, 06 June 2019
Oxford Brookes’ research and student and staff successes received a wide-range of media coverage in May 2019. This latest update provides an overview of some the press coverage received by the University in the last month.
- New research from psychology researchers at Oxford Brookes highlighted that guidance on safe levels of alcohol consumption is disconnected from the real life experiences and conceptions. The newly published study was picked in various outlets
including the
Irish Sun.
- The pioneering research being led by Professor Helen Dawes was showcased as part of Universities UK’s Made At Uni National Lifesavers campaign with good coverage
on social media
and
in print. Oxford Brookes’ Chancellor Dame Katherine Grainger was a champion for the campaign and featured in national coverage including a piece in
FE News.
- The
Daily Mail
and the
New York Post
were amongst the media outlets reporting on research from PhD student Elena Racevska related to the relationship between intelligence and the listening to instrumental music.
- An
online tool
to help individuals decide on who to vote for in the European Elections was created by Dr Jon Wheatley, Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes and Dr Fernando Mendez at Zurich University. The app was covered in a range of different titles in the lead up
to polling day including the
Reading Chronicle,
Oxford Times
and
Bucks Free Press.
- As reported in the Guardian,
Grenfell survivors welcomed
the Prime Minister’s decision to appoint Professor Nabeel Hamdi as one of two new panel members for the Grenfell Tower public enquiry. Professor Hamdi is Emeritus Professor of Housing and Urban Development at Oxford Brookes and founded the
influential Masters’ Course in
Development and Emergency Practice
at the University.
- The global success of Oxford Brookes’ partnership with ACCA with accounts for 43% of the total number of students taking part in the UK higher education Transnational Education was recognised in a feature by
Professionals in International Education News.
- Oxford Brookes’ commitment to the Stand Alone Pledge to support estranged students was picked up in radio interviews
and in print. Over the past year, the University has delivered a comprehensive plan to further improve its existing provision – read more on
our newspages.
- The University hosted its annual Founders’ Day celebrations on Thursday 23 May which saw the official unveiling of the restored kinetic art piece by artist and aeronautical engineer Frank Malina. Coverage of the event and images are featured in the
Oxford Mail.
- Hansard
reported on discussion in the House of Commons on the
Project LEO
and
Project ERIC
research projects being led by Professor Rajat Gupta and partner institutions. Both initiatives were recognised as being “big projects changing our energy infrastructure.”
- Energy expert, Dr Lawrence Haar, argues that concerns over short and medium term energy security particularly in petroleum markets are over-stated. Based upon just published research in the journal
Energy Strategy Review, notwithstanding official concerns, prices of oil options, as traded in globally, did not reflect heightened
concerns over supply insecurity during periods of concern, like the Gulf War or Arab Spring. The predictions of market participants as embedded in how risk was priced, proved prescient and oil markets were resilient to shocks.
Keep up to date with latest updates from across the University via the
Oxford Brookes newspages.